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The Evanston Interfaith Community for Reparations, formed in 2022, is committed to the following:- Reparations is more than financial compensation; it’s an opportunity to educate and address structural racism and begin the work of repairing the psychic, economic, emotional, and physical damage that racism has caused Black Americans. To this end, we feel that we as religious leaders have moral suasion and a responsibility to lead in this area by figuring out a process of reconciliation and atonement and helping to lead our community towards healing.- We can educate our community about the history of racism in our country, including the racism in our own community. To this end, we are collecting videos of programs done at Evanston-area religious institutions to share with each other and our communities. We also believe it’s important to enhance the education efforts in our community by collectively creating more programs for all of us to share. These may include, but are not limited to: storytelling programs in which Black residents can share their stories of discrimination and White residents can share their stories of privilege; we can learn about racism in Evanston through the work of Shorefront Legacy Center and its director, Dino Robinson; and congregations can share the history of racism in their communities.- Educate our community about the reparations’ efforts in Evanston, including understanding how the two funds - the City of Evanston fund and the Reparations Community Fund - will raise funds, how those funds will be distributed, and who has the authority to make decisions about fund distributions.- Raise money to support the reparations efforts in Evanston, including the Evanston Reparations Community Fund, which is the fiscal agent for Reparations Stakeholders of Evanston. In January 2023, we will total and celebrate contributions and pledges made throughout efforts and encourage that support to be ongoing.